#naked roommate

[dustedmagazine]

Naked Roommate — Pass the Loofah (Trouble in Mind)

Naked Roommate struts the robot funk, chanting deadpan rants about the absurdities of modern life against a percolating backdrop of drum machine, synth, guitar and sax. The band, out of San Francisco, has both sharpened and thickened its sound since 2020’s Do the Duvet, splicing the post-punk funk of ESG, A Certain Ratio and Maximum Joy to the horn-squalling mayhem of the Contortions and even Madness.

 Originally a duo of Bay Area mainstay Andy Jordan (The Cuts, the Time Flys, Famous Mammals, Non Plus Temps, the World) and Amber Sermeno (also The World and Famous Mammals), Naked Roommate expanded to include Blues Lawyer’s Mig Zamora and Alejandra Alcala for the debut. This second full-length incorporates all that plus a double-sax line-up of Geoff Saba and Jeanne Oss.

That’s six people grooving in sync in the warm ska-dub sway of “Broken Whisper,” six people popping and locking in the taut, Shopping-esque “Successful Friend.” A larger ensemble enables thicker, more layered sounds. Though discipline reigns in machine-tooled beats, there’s a cushiony give as well. Where Do the Duvet sketched out synth-funk with a blippy colored pencil, Pass the Loofah fills in the lines with rich, saturated comic-book ink.

The single “Bus” best integrates lush textures with skeletal rhythms. Popcorn pizzicato bounces off undulating foundations of synth as Amber Sermeno chants dispassionately about the charms of public transportation. She’s surrounded on all sides by pulsating, strobe-flashing sounds, a three-dimensional echo chamber of interlocking percussive sounds. Later sing-song-y “Yob,” captures the band’s two women in a gossipy interchange about male encounters. When the spoken word finishes, Sermeno and Alcala sing airily about romantic ideals (“I want a yob”) and unmet longings (“sausages,” “six packs,” “a guy who would shut up and listen”), against a synth/bass/drum machine background that is both feather-light and irresistibly propulsive.

Pass the Loofah is a pastel-colored room filled with soap bubbles, a Teletubby dream sequence with a commanding dance beat.  It feels slightly unreal but also utterly physical, a wisp of a candy-scented introspection that you can move your ass to.

Jennifer Kelly

[funkpunkandpunkfunk]

Naked Roommate - Successful Friend

[sonicziggy]

"Broken Whisper" by Naked Roommate https://ift.tt/PLz271h

[yellowsnow77]

Novedades musicales: agosto 2024

No suele ser muy habitual que haya recopilación de novedades en agosto, porque en estas fechas suelo estar de vacaciones. Pero este año sigo por aquí y ya sabéis que el mundo de la música no para nunca. Así que, tan solo dos semanas después de la última recopilación, me he encontrado con que tenía 50 canciones que valía la pena recopilar. Temas nuevos de Fontaines D.C., Sunflower Bean, Porridge…

[dwightschrute11]

sebastian and mc after the scriptorium + Ignorant ordeal

[liquidplaygrounds]

the only photo i need on my fridge <3

[125storejuice]

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[sexygaywizard]

I have so little time to draw seriously nowadays I forget that I'm pretty good at it lol

[oatmealdaydreams]

So, I Watched "My Roommate is Hades"

Here's some reactions from me as I watch the pilot episode. Maybe be a bit of rant/long post. Told and expressed in bullet points (list).

Trigger/Content Warning: nude/naked mention (vague), all-caps, cursed image, boomer, fire (fake, CGI)

Major Spoilers: My Roommate is Hades (MRIH) [Pilot Episode]

SIR, I HAVE THOSE SAME GLASSES, WUT-

his name is Homer. like the Greek poet, Homer.

FUN FACT: Lehrer means "teacher" in German

Homer Lehrer -> Greek poet name and also surname means "teacher"? oh f*ck yeah

Matthessy? like... like Odessey? or am I just a nerd.

nice theme song ya got there - catchy

"yeah, that Hades" what other Hades would he be, your main audience are all queer as f*ck, we KNOW Greek Mythology

second time to college - good to note

first degree in chemical engineering but went nowhere? love me some "Thomas projects on his characters" content

Homer is a sweetheart, look at him in his little videos on campus, he's ready to learn, a curious poet man

over 10 years since he last went to school, m'kay

"oh sheesh" -> I laughed at his reaction to how long it's been since he was in school LMAO

yeah, some adjustment period, huh?

Homer's lighting is warm hue and Hades' lighting is cold/icy hue

"HEy-" ffs, Hades almost scared me, jfc

why does Homer look scared in Hades' POV but in his own POV, he just looks annoyed?

^hmm, interesting...

ALSO: NEW MEME/REACTION IMAGE UNLOCKED

^I'm laughing, omg-

"doughy mortal" my dude, you make him sound like a pastry

Homer says "mortal rights"

just love the interaction of Homer thinking doughy means he hasn't been working out or something & Hades is like "no, I mean you're soft" and goes on a mini tangent about how he'd die to the easy-feat crocodiles back in Ancient Greece

I have a feeling Hades is gonna talk about Ancient Greece a lot throughout this series - cause it's home

"again with the crocodiles" -> man has talked about crocodiles before, hasn't he?

Hades is an early sleeper, I guess??

^also, 3pm? my dude, that's the afternoon, no need to sleep that f*cking early

love how Hades can just whoosh into visibility from the shadows - excellent for stealing pizza from roommate

"I like my money" OKAY THEN, RICH BOI.

wait, wtf are you doing in college, you f*cking snobby pizza-hoarding mf?

Hades is just walking around with very little to no clothes on, and Homer just closes his eyes and takes off his glasses like "this f*cking dude" in annoyance

"In Ancient Greece, everyone was naked all of the time!" -> everyone in Ancient Greece was also very gay and queer, shut up

^"puppet shows-" WAIT WUT

"You keep bringing up the meaninglessness of mortals' lives." // "To be fair, you're pretty good at bringing it up yourselves."

^I HAVE PERISHED (/pos)

"that's gen z" // "I'm a millennial, I can only be depressed-"

^gonna cry, omfg LMAO

Homer being surprised at Hades' confession that he doesn't want to be here either is something to note; perhaps they both don't want to be the situation they're in, for different reasons

^something to connect over?

Hades misses his doggo

ah yus: brother Zeus says "ya kinda weird bro" and then yeets him into mortal college

"f*cking community college-" I DIED, H A-

mm, love it when Gods get yeeted by their siblings into mortal bodies to learn a lesson - very delicious trope

"yes I did, Benjermin Franklin" // "what the f*ck-"

HE CALLS HIM BENNIE - I'M SOBBING

Bennie is my favourite, omg

never pause this video - oh god

HERE, HAVE A CURSED IMAGE

^suffer with me :3

"college is useless, death is inevitable" -> you would get along with gen z, wouldn't you?

"fate worse than immortality itself" -> using this every time I have a mild inconvenience

Homer has an existential crisis - relatable

"So, upon seeing the ghost of Benjermin Franklin, something broke inside my brain."

^HADES, STOP BREAKING YOUR ROOMMATE'S BRAIN. MORTALS ARE FRAGILE; THEY BREAK EACH OTHER'S BRAINS ALREADY ON THEIR OWN, DON'T ADD TO IT

Homer being like "learning that Gods exist was a shocker, but hey - worse sh*t has happened" is my fav thing about him

^this is him upon learning the Afterlife is real

RIP Homer's Sanity, never had a chance, 2023 to Never

ah yus, Greek God eats grapes like he's posing for a statue made after him. classic Gods behaviour

FLORAL SHIRT - the flower motif continues

love how chill Hades is about the Afterlife/explaining it as if Homer didn't just have his entire worldview and reality break in half

5 rivers, Tartarus, Rive Styx - love all of this Greek Mythology knowledge

^the true gayness comes out when GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Hades doesn't know Beyonce - a true Greek tragedy

"is any of them, idk, nice?" // "eh-"

^that's not reassuring

Homer's Existential Crisis, Part II

scales of judgement, mm

...can we please give Homer a hug? he needs one.

Hades has teal/light blue fire- neat

Homer studied Greek Mythology in school? that's very gay of you, sir.

Afterlife has Purgatory and Cool Kids Club, confirmed

Hades not putting people in places cause grey areas and "too much paperwork" - relatable lmao

I just realized Hades is basically like "back in my day" with Ancient Greece

^is Hades a boomer-

^^OH GOD, HE'S A BOOMER

Homer really said "um morals tho-" and Hades gets angy

Hades complaining about the weird deal between Zeus and Menelaus(?) is funny to me

wait, Hades complaining about Orpheus is funnier, omg-

I sense some "no one listens to me or heeds my advice" angst from Hades

"f*cking artists-" laughing, crying, TIME TO PERISH

"not even mortals listen to me" -> I WAS RIGHT

hmm, a wager? interesting...

this is gonna get so gay, oh dear lord

"little man" -> Homer is short, confirmed

THE FIRE-WHEN-MAKING-A-DEAL TROPE - YUS

Immediately recognized Hermes, the casting is brilliant

gay-ass Hermes, yep

THEY'RE ALL HERE - uh oh-

Persephone is mentioned and then Hades is like "skjhfkajs- I mean, oh really? haha, how is she?"

Hermes being like "I have no f*cking clue" is funny to me LMAO

Hermes is a flirt, confirmed

^he literally winks/flirts with Homer lmao

Zeus heading a fraternity? most canon thing in canon

"if there's one thing I care about less than humanity, it's my family"

^LMAO Hades is an emo edgelord with a literal God Complex

"a living hell... in a bad way" -> why is that funny-

"I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE"

the best ending line, lmao

mm, outro

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Some Overall Thoughts

Because this is the Pilot episode, and Thomas had admitted somewhere that he's not entirely sure how to do what he intends to do, I didn't expect perfection. I was right not to. This is still a very good pilot episode, even with the random things I noticed. It does sound a bit more scripted in an obvious way. Which can be a bit... just eh. We'll see how this goes.

The different lighting choices for Hades and Homer was a nice touch. I appreciate the blue/icy lighting for Hades, as he is portrayed as a cold character. I also appreciate the orangish-yellow/warm lighting for Homer, as he is portrayed as a kind and moral character. There's even some colour themes with them, evident in their student cards. Homer has that beige theme, and Hades has the light blue theme. Hades' fire is even teal/light blue, which is a nice little detail.

The generation jokes were funny (to me, at least), but I can recognize how they'd be kinda blah with other people. Hades seems to be a bit of a boomer (always talking about Ancient Greece in the back-in-my-day fashion), while Homer is a millennial (literally says so in one of his generation jokes). Even then, still funny to me.

^But still, can be a bit flat in the humour department.

I love everyone's distinct personalities already. We have our protagonist, Homer Lehrer, who just wants to go to college and make something of his life; Hades, a Greek God who's "out of touch" with the real world and thus has been sentenced to community college; Hermes, who's a flirty, flamboyant mf with no clue who tf sent the letters or where tf they came from (even though he's literally The Messenger); and we have everyone else, yet to be seen on screen.

The family banter already (between Hades and Hermes) is 100% my fav part about the Greek Deities. Them just bickering like mortal family members would. I love it!

Some lore/theories to think about! Who sent the letters that knocked all of the Greek Deities out and sentenced them to mortality and community college? Why did this happen? Where did the letters come from? How tf did Hermes send himself a letter and then blackout like his amass of siblings & family members? What's the deal with Persephone and Hades? Why won't she talk to him? What happened between them?

What is Homer's purpose of being there, sans him going back to college for self-fulfillment reasons?

How tf did Zeus head an entire faternity so fast?

Homer being roomies with Hades is the funniest sh*t about this entire series.

I do both love and feel weary about the sitcom vibes from this. Sitcoms are funny in their own corny, classic way. It's scripted in a sorta obvious way, but there is a good amount of natural flow to it.

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Anyway: that's all my thoughts for now. Hope everyone enjoyed this lovely lil pilot. Feel free to share your own thoughts and theories!! I want to hear them.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Thinking about Vulcan underwear but more specifically Tuvok's Patreon | Ko-fi

[sollucets]

here is northern lights by my house !

[ladyartemesia]

AAAAAAAAAAAA the Drabble for yoongi soulmate sounds so good omgggg, I love the concept and how you made it slightly different !! So excited for it 💜

Thank you! I kid you not this story is ALIVE. First it was a drabble. Then I was like—ok maybe a short one-shot…or a long one shot…ok so now there is two parts…

It is a bit different. That’s something I really like to do—kind of try unexpected things with classic tropes. I mean don’t get me wrong—certain tropes are classics for a reason. but I just want to do something fresh with them (if I can 😅).

When I first read the request I thought of all the ways I have read about soulmates finding each other and suddenly I had this idea…

What if they were right under your nose, but you couldn’t see it?

And thus the naked soulmate universe was born.

And I made them roommates. Because why not.

The story has turned out to be a lot more emotionally charged than I first thought it would be….

I really hope you guys like it 🥺

[sonicziggy]

"Fight Flight" by Naked Roommate https://ift.tt/DRfJLjQ

[dietrichs-fanclub]

spouse got me a burger but it had ketchup and pickles on it bc the universe HATES ME AND MY BORING BURGER SWAG so i cried over shitty burger and spilled beer in the ktichen tonight. having a normal one. god i just wanted a stupid ass burger

[thehotpilot]

i love crafts cause it’s like fulfilling and challenging work that i get to do naked

[garbagequeer]

i always think things are wrong in my life then i get the apartment to myself for a few days and im like well no life is perfect i just hate sharing an apartment